Isolation and characterization of latex-specific promoters from Papaver somniferum L.

The pharmacologically important alkaloids morphine and codeine are found in latex of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Latex is harbored in laticifers, a specialized vascular cell-type. Isolation and characterization of latex-specific genes may provide a useful tool to metabolically engineer incre...

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Main Author: Raymond, Michelle Jean
Other Authors: Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34869
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08312004-174505/